Religious Leaders Call on Christy Clark to End Coal Exports
Religious leaders across a number of faiths are calling on the government of British Columbia to halt its plans to expand coal exports. “We state emphatically that making money at…
Erika Thorkelson
Community on Forefront of Climate Change Adaptation Offers Lessons about Food Security
Food is at the heart of our cultural lives. It’s not just sustenance—it’s part of how we celebrate, how we mourn and how we come together. But what happens when…
Fracking Data Woefully Lacking in Canada, Finds Federal Report
There is simply not enough reliable information to be confident about the environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing, according to a new report released by the Council of Canadian Academies. The…
Fracking Data Woefully Lacking in Canada, Finds Federal Report
There is simply not enough reliable information to be confident about the environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing, according to a new report released by the Council of Canadian Academies. The…
Increased Mosquito Habitat One Among Many Climate Change Impacts Threatening Public Health
In May 2000 in the town of Walkerton, Ontario, heavy rains swept water containing the O157:H7 strain of E. coli bacteria from a nearby farm into a well of drinking…
Insurance Industry Calls for Cooperation on Climate Change
In the aftermath of last year’s flood in Southern Alberta, insurance companies had a public relations nightmare on their hands. Residents were facing massive rebuilding costs and banks were suddenly…
Concerned Engineers Warn of Flaws in Enbridge Northern Gateway Tanker Plan
A group of engineers have released papers warning us not to trust the numbers provided by Enbridge when it comes to tanker traffic associated with the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline.…
Library Association Requests ‘Informed Dialogue’ with Feds on Library Closures
The Canadian Library Association (CLA) has requested the federal government engage in talks concerning the recent closures of and cuts to government libraries, according to a statement released Tuesday. In…
New Environment Watchdog Tied to NGOs, Industry
Julie Gelfand, Canada’s new environment commissioner, has ties to both environmental advocacy and industry. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Gelfand was a staunch advocate for environmental legislation. As executive…
Port City Secures Six-Month Moratorium on OilSands Exports
The city of South Portland, Maine banned the export of oilsands crude from local port facilities this week. Portland, the suburban community of 25,000 is the Atlantic terminal of the…